Analysis of the Department of the Army's Performance in Meeting Its ObligationsRegarding the Installation Restoration Program

摘要

The Installation Restoration Program is part of the Department of Defense'sDefense Environmental Restoration Program. This program was originally developed in 1975 to control contaminants that were found to be flowing or migrating off-post in groundwater. Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado and radiological contamination at the Weldon Spring Chemical Plant in Missouri were particular catalysts for the development of the program. In the late nineteen seventies the Installation Restoration Program was expanded to include the cleanup of all Army installations located in the United States. Participation was voluntary in the IRP, and the Army Major Commands nominated their sites for inclusion with the Installation Restoration Program. In 1984 Congress established the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA) which obligated funds to pay for the Department of Defense clean-up/response actions. In 1986, Congress passed the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act which formally recognized the DoD Environmental Restoration Program. The vehicle for implementing this program is the Installation Restoration Program. This thesis analyzes its methods of operation efficiencies and effectiveness.